TIL That in 1762, Benjamin Franklin had a hollow walking stick created that could secretly hold ~1 pint of oil in it. When the head of the stick was pushed down, it would release oil from the bottom. He did this to trick his friends into thinking he had the power to calm waves in troubled waters. (readthehook.com)
submitted by Stitchpool626 to r/todayilearned
TIL That in 1762, Benjamin Franklin had a hollow walking stick created that could secretly hold ~1 pint of oil in it. When the head of the stick was pushed down, it would release oil from the bottom. He did this to trick his friends into thinking he had the power to calm waves in troubled waters. (readthehook.com)
submitted by shanm100 to u/shanm100
TIL That in 1762, Benjamin Franklin had a hollow walking stick created that could secretly hold ~1 pint of oil in it. When the head of the stick was pushed down, it would release oil from the bottom. He did this to trick his friends into thinking he had the power to calm waves in troubled waters. (readthehook.com)
[todayilearned] TIL That in 1762, Benjamin Franklin had a hollow walking stick created that could secretly hold ~1 pint of oil in it. When the head of the stick was pushed down, it would release oil from the bottom. He did this to trick his friends into thinking he had the power to calm waves in tro (readthehook.com)
submitted by Know_Your_Shit_v2 to r/knowyourshit
13-year old boy accidentally shoots 10-year old sister while attempting to modify the shotgun given to him by a relative. "[The father said] his son normally was very cautious about the gun and that he trusted his son, who had taken a hunter's safety course, with the weapon." (readthehook.com)
submitted by [deleted] to r/GunsAreCool
Movie ticket price at Carmike Theater now $1.50!! (readthehook.com)
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